This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 The Earth'S Structure Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The rocky layer of Earth is the ..... A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Core. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust. 2. Deposition changes the Earth's surface because eroded materials ..... A) Stop the river's flow. B) Make rich farmlands. C) Are dropped in new places. D) Move very slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are dropped in new places. 3. Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate? A) Submarine zone. B) Divergence zone. C) Subduction zone. D) Lower zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subduction zone. 4. What do we call the center of the Earth? A) Mantle. B) Crust. C) Apple. D) Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Core. 5. The age of a rock compared to other rocks around it is: A) Superposition. B) Absolute age. C) Radioactive decay. D) Relative age. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relative age. 6. What percentage of Earth's volume is found in the crust? A) 22%. B) 1%. C) 84%. D) 15%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1%. 7. Which convergent zone does NOT have trenches associated with it? A) Subduction. B) Island Arc. C) Collision zone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collision zone. 8. Which of these two layers is a solid? A) Innercore. B) Outercore. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innercore. 9. Cooling magma forms ..... rocks. A) Sedimentary. B) Metamorphic. C) Igneous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Igneous. 10. Hawaii is an example of a A) Subduction zone. B) Island arc. C) Collision zone. D) Hot spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hot spot. 11. Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur ..... A) Along the coast. B) Along tectonic plate boundaries. C) In the Arctic. D) In the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Along tectonic plate boundaries. 12. What pieces of evidence prove that continental drift was real? A) Tombs. B) Oils and gases. C) Rocks and fossils. D) Wind and rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rocks and fossils. 13. The layers of the earth from innermost layer to outermost layer are ..... , ..... , ..... , and ..... A) Inner core, outer core, crust, mantle. B) Crust, inner core, mantle, outer core. C) Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust. D) Mantle, crust, inner core, outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust. 14. Which layer is described as plastic-like? A) Lithosphere. B) Asthenosphere. C) Magnetosphere. D) Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asthenosphere. 15. How many layers make up the Earth's structure? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 16. Another word for oceanic is A) Mountain. B) Crust. C) Land. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 17. What causes a sedimentary rock to change into a metamorphic rock? A) Cooling. B) Melting and freezing. C) Erosion and pressure. D) Heat and pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heat and pressure. 18. The velocity of the seismic waves depends on the density and elasticity of the medium. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Which of the Earth's layers is broken into several large tectonic plates? A) Lithosphere. B) Asthenosphere. C) Crust. D) Outer Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lithosphere. 20. Certain fossils can be used to help determine the age of the rock layer in which the fossils are found. Which type of fossil is BEST to use when making this determination? A) Marine mammal fossil. B) Swamp fern fossil. C) Trace fossil. D) Index fossil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Index fossil. 21. Why don't any s-waves travel through Earth's core? A) The outer core is liquid and s-waves can't travel through liquids. B) The outer core is solid, and s-waves can't travel through solids. C) The outer core is metallic and s-waves can't travel through metals. D) The outer core is very hot, and s-waves can't travel through hot materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The outer core is liquid and s-waves can't travel through liquids. 22. The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core A) Crust. B) Asthenosphere. C) Mantle. D) Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mantle. 23. The pieces of the lithosphere that move around on top of the asthenosphere are called A) Continents. B) Mesospheres. C) Crust. D) Tectonic plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tectonic plates. 24. Which is the formula to find density A) D = m x V. B) D = m + V. C) D = m / V. D) D = m-V. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D = m / V. 25. What is the average rate of plate movement around the world? A) 2-5cm per year. B) 5-10cm per year. C) 8-15cm per year. 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